Members of the phylum Arthropoda of the animal kingdom, composed of organisms having a hard, jointed exoskeleton and paired jointed legs, and... | Contact experts in Arthropods to get answers
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We are interested in developing a new tool to quantify leaf herbivory, primarily by arthropods. It will work from images taken of leaves in situ. This will provide two advantages; leaves can be...
02 February 2015 3,251 11 View
I would like to perform immunostaining and in situ mRNA hybridization on whole-mount large insects (e.g., not thins sections, but can dissect parts). I am working with larval, pupal and adult...
01 January 2015 3,735 4 View
biology , life table
12 December 2014 6,020 2 View
Hi, I wonder if there is anybody who could help with distribution and identification of turnip aphids. What is the most popular ID key used to identify this species? Where have turnip aphids been...
12 December 2014 4,704 6 View
I am interested in studying development tentatively using this approach
12 December 2014 1,869 5 View
Beauveria brongniartii is an insect pathogenic fungus that kills a lot of arthropod including the sting bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). The abundance and prevalence of Beauveria spp upon soil on...
12 December 2014 8,405 3 View
What do Ectopsocus vachoni (outer barklice) eat?
12 December 2014 1,991 6 View
I have not been able to find a concrete list of exactly what species are illegal to ship across state lines. Whenever I am purchasing arthropods online for research purposes, I see websites that...
12 December 2014 1,199 7 View
Expression patterns in adult sensory organs (antennae)
12 December 2014 1,708 5 View
I am looking for positive controls of Hematodinium perezi and Ameson michaelis for use in molecular screenings of hemolymph for blue crab pathogens. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
10 December 2014 6,916 1 View
Asociacion Armonia is protecting a 11,000 acre tropical savanna in the Beni, Bolivia. We are going to use a savanna patch-burn management technique, but we are not clear of the potential climax...
11 November 2014 3,842 3 View
Arthropods are said to bear advanced characters. But in case of circulatory system is it true always?
11 November 2014 8,531 3 View
It was attached on the leaves of eelgrass Zostera marina in May in a lagoon. We found them in May, when temperature was about 16oC. We collected them and brought them back to lab. After the...
11 November 2014 9,181 12 View
For example, leaves are frequently full of fungi that have done much of their growth while the leaf is still "green", or at senescing. They bind up phosphorus and nitrogen, and put much of that...
11 November 2014 4,578 28 View
If it is, can anyone suggest where I can find some literature on it? There are heaps of these for sale in the internet, but I am not able to find a serious taxonomy as yet. The ones I have seen...
11 November 2014 9,773 2 View
I have two gonothrombium species (Both of them includes larvae obtained from the adult female by experimental rearing). The tarsal claw formula 2-2-3 or 3-3-3 for gonothrombium larvae. I don't...
11 November 2014 6,049 3 View
I'm actually doing a project on the distribution and diet of the African Common toad and for this I'm going to measure the population density of arthropods as possible food preferences using pit...
10 October 2014 8,105 3 View
The effects of eclipses, particularly lunar eclipses, have been noted mostly in nocturnal arthropods and mammals, in terms of their behaviours. However, except for bats, not a lot has been done...
10 October 2014 6,058 3 View
Hello, I am about to start planning my post-doc project to take place on the sky island ecosystems of northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. I am interested in locating people with expertise...
09 September 2014 7,513 19 View
Hi, we are opening a new forum and fb group for arthropods identification. if you can make a valuable addition to our network or if you need help with ur bugs join us. thanksForum...
09 September 2014 5,404 0 View
I was raising this specie and I observed that the larvaes shown a strong cannibalism, even when they were feeding of others arthropods.
09 September 2014 681 3 View
Alpheidae shrimps are also known as pistol shrimps or snapping shrimps. I have no idea if any one in India is working on this. Kindly inform if any expert in this field is available.
09 September 2014 9,171 4 View
Collected from Bhutan. No. 1 is a probably a female and 2a & 2b ia a male sp.
09 September 2014 2,846 3 View
In arable farming regions sugar beets can be a preferred habitat for the Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus). Preliminary results suggest that hatching success is quite high. However, chick survival seems...
08 August 2014 7,674 8 View